A Journey Through History

On February 2 we go North across the Canadian Border in the year 1917.

NLS ANNOTATION:

The great Halifax explosion: a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism DB94498

World History and Affairs

An account of the world’s largest man-made explosion prior to the creation of the atomic bomb, which took place in 1917 when a freighter carrying thousands of tons of explosives caught fire. Examines the recklessness that led to the tragedy, the ensuing rescue efforts, and the extent of the damage. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017.

Don Queen

Last Tuesday, on December 1, David Faucheux prepared the recorded portion of the program and facilitated the discussion on the book Neffertiti. It was agreed that any story about the lives of persons who lived over three thousand years ago had to be fictional, although it read like a novel it was informative.

On January 5, 2021 at 8:00pm The group will review a book written by the Pulitzer prize winning granddaughter of participants of the Great Migration of six and a half million Afro-Americans to the North.

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The warmth of other suns: the epic story of America’s great migration DB71929

Wilkerson, Isabel. Reading time: 19 hours, 57 minutes.

U.S. History

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist chronicles the migration of African Americans from the South during 1915-1970. Recounts experiences of sharecropper’s wife Ida Mae Gladney in 1937, citrus picker George Starling in 1945, and physician Pershing Foster in 1953. Asserts that institutionalized racism spurred millions to uproot themselves. Some violence. Bestseller. 2010.

Journey THROUGH HISTORY meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET.

Last night’s discussion of Author in Chief: the untold story of our “presidents, their books and the shaping of American history “was ably led by guest host, Michele Bernstein.

On Tuesday, December First Cohost David Faucheux will lead us in the discussion of Nefertiti, our quarterly Historical Fiction book. See a list of discussion questions taken from a Nefertiti study guide at heading level 1 at the end of this newswire. Be aware that some of the questions may contain spoilers.

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Nefertiti DB64454

Moran, Michelle. Reading time: 15 hours, 50 minutes.

Historical Fiction

Egypt, 1351 B.C.E. When seventeen-year-old prince Akhenaton inherits the throne of Egypt, his mother marries him to her fifteen-year-old niece, Nefertiti. Nefertiti’s younger sister Monojet witnesses the ruin of her country as the royal couple spends recklessly and alienates the priests. Commercial audiobook. 2007.Books on Tape

Author in chief: the untold story of our presidents, their books, and the shaping of American history

The History group met Tuesday night and unanimously applauded the biography of Virginia Hall, world’s most successful but unrecognized spy.

Book to be discussed:

On August 4th we will be discussing the historic fiction book presented by Cohost David Faucheux, Pompeii a Novel.

The History Group almost unanimously liked Lincoln’s Spies by Douglas Waller except for the repetitious battle scenes.

Last night Co HOST, David Faucheux presented His quarterly program on Historical fiction with the book and author interview ‘The shores of Tripoli: Lieutenant Putman and the Barbary Pirates’, db86275.

ANNOUNCEMENT:A Journey Through History will meet on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 to discuss THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI_ LIEUTENANT PUTNAM AND THE BARBARY PIRATES BY HALEY_ JAMES D. B86275.Read by James Bamer Aproximate reading time: 15 hours; 45 minutes.